The importance of having a variety of capabilities in subsea services is the focus of a new campaign by Dutch geo-services company Fugro. Every two weeks throughout the remainder of 2015, Fugro Subsea will spotlight a different challenge faced by companies that develop, install and operate seabed as
A new programme aimed to help companies diversify into marine energy sector – tidal energy sector in particular, has been launched by Scottish Enterprise. The Marine Energy Supply Chain Expert programme will give companies access to up to two full days of free advice and one-to-one guidance on diver
50 specialists in deep-sea ecology, marine mining and deep-sea observation from 25 European research institutions met this week at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel to start the three-year research project “JPI Oceans Ecological aspects of deep-sea mining”. It aims at investigating
Oscilla Power Inc. (OPI), a wave energy developer based in Seattle, is developing a patented magnetostrictive wave energy converter (M-WEC) aimed at reducing the cost of grid-scale electricity generated from ocean waves. OPI M-WEC is a two-body point absorbing wave energy converter. Energy is taken
Ireland’s Energy Minister, Alex White, announced the increased support for research and development of ocean renewables by almost EUR 17 mln by 2016. Speaking at the Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) Industry Day, in Ringaskiddy, where he performed the ‘topping out’ ceremony of Beaufort Resear
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have taken inspiration from nature, from fish, in particular, to design and develop novel underwater propulsion, control, and sensing solutions for near-shore and littoral zone missions. Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have demonstrated m
Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced the completion and delivery of its Expanded Containment System (ECS), bolstering well containment capabilities and response readiness for operators in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The enhanced system builds on the equipment and technology put in
Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions Ltd. (GDG), an Irish based engineering company, has completed the first phase of the foundation testing for OpenHydro tidal turbine project. GDG has completed stage 1 of foundation testing for a tidal turbine project, exploring the interaction of the structure’s vertic
TWI and Stirling Dynamics are jointly showcasing REMO, online remote condition monitoring of tidal stream generators system, today at Bristol. The REMO project, funded by European Commission, aims to provide an enabling technology for tidal stream energy, by reducing the projected life cycle mainten
The global well intervention market is expected to be worth $17.5 billion by 2018, up from $9.97 billion in 2013, with a CAGR of 11.9%, according to Research and Markets forecast. Continuous depletion of oil reserves and increasing demand for oil all over the world, have created a huge market potent
Australian wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, received a Research and Development Tax Incentive cash rebate from the Australian Tax Office of $3.9 million. The R&D Tax Incentive is a market driven program accessible to all industry sectors. It provides a targeted tax offset to enco
The Research & Development Corporation (RDC) has invested $4.9 million in a multi-purpose survey, support and research and development vessel to be stationed in St. John’s. The total cost to design, build and operate such a vessel over a 10-year period is estimated at more than $100 million which wi
The Texel platform represents a trial for providing clean electricity to remote locations worldwide. Bluewater has partnered with a group of offshore companies to realize the first floating tidal energy platform which will be moored near Texel in the Wadden sea, the Netherlands, and generate clean e
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has launched a new information hub to showcase best practice in sealing technology in a bid to provide “solutions for tomorrow’s engineering”. The Knowledge Center aims to bridge the gap between design engineers’ needs and standard technology documentation, bringing usef
